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Antonio Conte has insisted that he would like Tottenham to face Chelsea again, in a warning about Spurs’ improvement also aimed at Arsenal.

Tottenham have struggled with inconsistency since Conte became manager in November. In fact, the north London side recently went through a pattern of winning and then losing straight after, a run lasting 15 matches. The only outlier in that sequence was a second defeat in a row.

However, Spurs broke that spell of form with a 3-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Sunday. Indeed, that was the first time Tottenham have won two on the bounce since mid-December.

Conte has continually maintained that his biggest aim at Tottenham is to close the gap to the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.

However, Sunday’s win was a major step closer in the battle to overtake Arsenal into fourth in the Premier League. The two north London rivals are now a point apart and still have to play each other, although the Gunners have a game in hand.

Nevertheless, Spurs’ top-four hopes looked slim earlier in the season. Conte subsequently insisted that he now plans to fight for the final Champions League qualifying place.

“You know very well that I like to fight. I think my past gives me the chance. I also deserve the chance to fight to win,” the manager told the Sunday Mirror after the win